Dollar General, the popular discount variety store, was hit with a lawsuit from two Black women who claimed they were racially discriminated against while shopping at a South Charleston, West Virginia, location. The customers, identified as Alexandria Shoffner and Kitrena Mitchell, filed separate complaints concerning their experience at the store last August, the West Virginia Record reported….

Source: Courtesy / Brooklyn Museum The Brooklyn Museum debuts “Spike Lee: Creative Sources” exhibition opening this month. The opening welcomed VIP guests like Laurence Fishburne, Bill Bradley and Don Lemon. The exhibit will officially open on Saturday and run through Feb. 4, 2024. “Spike Lee: Creative Sources” offers a rare glimpse into the world of…

Rapper Doja Cat is being dragged online after she shared a selfie on Instagram wearing a T-shirt featuring a picture of Sam Hyde on the front. Hyde is a comedian affiliated with the neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer. Doja Cat, who is of South African Zulu and Jewish descent, promptly deleted the pictures after being bashed…

It appears as if rapper Jeezy has decided to cut ties with his estranged wife Jeannie Mai virtually amid their recent divorce announcement.  The pair began dating back in 2019, walked down the aisle in 2021, and welcomed their first child together, a 1-year-old daughter named Monaco Mai, last year.  In September, it was revealed…

Source: Jacopo Raule / Getty Issa Rae has been appointed as the 2024 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) creative director. NICE CROWD (formerly ABFF Ventures), an events company showcasing BIPOC creators, just announced Issa Rae as the creative director for the film festival’s 2024 season. The talented “Insecure” creator and star will work with ABFF…

A Black woman on the London Underground was racially attacked, resulting in clumps of hair being ripped from her scalp and bite marks, during a recent trip on the British subway system. She also said that despite an off-duty police officer sitting nearby, the incident was not stopped before she was injured. Selma Taha, director…

It is Week 5 of the NFL season, and former all-pro cornerback Xavien Howard should be worried about his future wide receiver matchups and making the Miami Dolphins the best defense in the AFC East. Instead, it looks like Howard will be making multiple trips to the maternity ward in a short amount of time. …

Lil Yachty kept it light-hearted when he responded to a tattoo roast that went left. Yachty has had one of his best years in the rap game since coming on the scene in the mid-2010s. The Mableton, Georgia, native has released a constant stream of new music and projects that have separated him from some…

Source: Nina Westervelt / Getty On Wednesday, in an exclusive interview with Eric Deggans at NPR, Roy Wood Jr. announced his decision to leave The Daily Show as a correspondent. After being a rumored frontrunner in the race to replace Trevor Noah after his successful guest hosting duties and his applauded turn hosting The White House Correspondents…

Kenneka Jenkins’ estate reached a settlement with Crowne Plaza O’Hare Hotel six years after her hypothermia death in the hotel’s walk-in freezer in September 2017. Video footage captured the young woman, who was supposed to be attending a party, wandering into a private section that should not have been easily accessed by guests. Kenneka Jenkins…